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Deborah P. M. Symmons publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deborah P. M. Symmons sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 531 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Deborah P. M. Symmons D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deborah P. M. Symmons sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Deborah P. M. Symmons is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily centers on medicine, with a particular focus on rheumatology. The subfields of study that Symmons contributes to include rheumatology, pathology and forensic medicine, genetics, hepatology, and molecular biology.

Symmons's work spans various topics within medical research, including rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, lymphoma diagnosis and treatment, systemic lupus erythematosus research, chronic lymphocytic leukemia research, hepatitis C virus research, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, and psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis.

Frequent publication venues for Symmons's work include Lara D. Veeken, Scientific Data, Programme Grants for Applied Research, PLoS ONE, and the Proceedings of the 9th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Symmons are:

  • Rates and predictors of methotrexate-related adverse events in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: results from a nationwide UK study, 2022, Lara D. Veeken
  • RA-MAP, molecular immunological landscapes in early rheumatoid arthritis and healthy vaccine recipients, 2022, Scientific Data
  • Is the relationship between deprivation and outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis mediated by body mass index? A longitudinal cohort study, 2022, Lara D. Veeken
  • Identifying and managing psoriasis-associated comorbidities: the IMPACT research programme, 2022, Programme Grants for Applied Research
  • Correction: Not all moderate disease is the same - Identification of disability trajectories among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and moderate disease activity, 2020, PLoS ONE

Symmons collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable coauthors include Kimme L Hyrich, Suzanne Verstappen, James M. Gwinnutt, James Galloway, and Ade Adebajo.

Best Publications

  • 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative.

    Daniel Aletaha;Tuhina Neogi;Alan J. Silman;Julia Funovits

  • Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Paul R. Burton;David G. Clayton;Lon R. Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • The development and initial validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology damage index for systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Dafna Gladman;Ellen Ginzler;Charles Goldsmith;Paul Fortin

  • Global Epidemiology of Psoriasis: A Systematic Review of Incidence and Prevalence

    Rosa Parisi;Deborah P.M. Symmons;Christopher E.M. Griffiths;Darren M. Ashcroft

  • EULAR evidence-based recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritis

    M J Peters;D P M Symmons;D McCarey;B A Dijkmans

  • EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory joint disorders: 2015/2016 update

    R. Agca;S. C. Heslinga;S. Rollefstad;M. Heslinga

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants

    Paul R Burton;David G Clayton;Lon R Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • Estimating the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the community: the comparative prevalence of symptoms at different anatomical sites, and the relation to social deprivation

    Michelle Urwin;Deborah Symmons;Timothy Allison;Thérèse Brammah

  • Rates of serious infection, including site-specific and bacterial intracellular infection, in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register.

    W. G. Dixon;K. Watson;M. Lunt;K. L. Hyrich

  • Genome-wide association study of CNVs in 16,000 cases of eight common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Nick Craddock;Matthew E. Hurles;Niall Cardin;Richard D. Pearson

  • The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in the United Kingdom: new estimates for a new century

    Symmons D;Turner G;Webb Rt;Asten P

  • Predictors of response to anti-TNF-alpha therapy among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register.

    Kimme L. Hyrich;Kath D. Watson;Alan J. Silman;Deborah P. M. Symmons

  • Drug-specific risk of tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-TNF therapy: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register (BSRBR)

    W. G. Dixon;K. L. Hyrich;K. D. Watson;M. Lunt

  • Anti-TNF therapy is associated with an increased risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis especially in the first 6 months of treatment: updated results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register with special emphasis on risks in the elderly

    James B. Galloway;Kimme L. Hyrich;Louise K. Mercer;William G. Dixon

  • The BILAG index: a reliable and valid instrument for measuring clinical disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    E.M. Hay;P.A. Bacon;C. Gordon;D.A. Isenberg

  • LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF TREATING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS AFTER 20 YEARS

    D.L. Scott;B.L. Coulton;D.P.M. Symmons;A.J. Popert

  • High-density genetic mapping identifies new susceptibility loci for rheumatoid arthritis

    Steve Eyre;John Bowes;John Bowes;Dorothée Diogo;Dorothée Diogo;Annette Lee

  • Reduction in the incidence of myocardial infarction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who respond to anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register.

    W. G. Dixon;K. D. Watson;M. Lunt;K. L. Hyrich

  • Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Lunt
Mark Lunt University of Manchester
Alan J. Silman
Alan J. Silman University of Oxford
Kimme L. Hyrich
Kimme L. Hyrich University of Manchester
Anne Barton
Anne Barton University of Manchester
Ian N. Bruce
Ian N. Bruce University of Manchester
Wendy Thomson
Wendy Thomson University of Manchester
Jane Worthington
Jane Worthington University of Manchester
David Scott
David Scott Ascension Health
Alex J. MacGregor
Alex J. MacGregor University of East Anglia
Paul Emery
Paul Emery University of Leeds

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